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The final 2017-18 NCAA Division II Learfield Directors' Cup standings are in, and Ashland University's athletic department made a significant jump from 2016-17.
Ashland finished the most recent athletic season at No. 12 in the nation – a 22-spot improvement over 2016-17 (34th). It is the Eagles' best national finish in the Directors' Cup since ending as the D-II runner-up in 2014-15.
The Ashland baseball team provided the final point total for the athletic year with 38. Ashland finished with 573.5 total Directors' Cup points in 2017-18 – 53 in the fall, 289 in the winter and 231.5 in the spring:
2017-18 ASHLAND UNIVERSITY LEARFIELD DIRECTORS' CUP POINTS, BY SPORT
- 90 – men's outdoor track and field
- 90 – women's basketball
- 80 – men's indoor track and field
- 75 – wrestling
- 55.5 – women's golf
- 53 – football
- 48 – women's outdoor track and field
- 44 – women's indoor track and field
- 38 – baseball
In terms of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference programs, Ashland finished with the second-highest point total in 2017-18.
Ashland finished in the top 10 in the nation in the Directors' Cup every year from 2007-08 to 2014-15, and has been in the top 12 in Division II on 11 occasions since the program began in 1995-96.
In 2017-18, 268 Division II programs earned at least one Directors' Cup point.
The Learfield Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in NCAA Championships.
FINAL 2017-18 NCAA DIVISION II LEARFIELD DIRECTORS' CUP STANDINGS
1. California Baptist – 905 points
2. Grand Valley State – 834.75 points
3. West Texas A&M – 772.5 points
4. Saint Leo – 695.25 points
5. Florida Southern – 673.25 points
6. Colorado School of Mines – 671.25 points
7. Queens (N.C.) – 668.5 points
8. Wingate – 631.5 points
9. Indianapolis – 598.75 points
10. UC San Diego – 594 points
11. Minnesota State – 588 points
12. ASHLAND – 573.5 points
13. West Florida – 570 points
14. West Chester – 551 points
15. Adams State – 538.5 points
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